Thursday, December 13, 2012

Here is some of part 3 of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt....
The turquoise is Ricky Tims dyed fabric I bought over 5 years ago...
I bought fabrics with the jewel colors when I attended one of his seminars in early 2007...
So I will be using some of them in this quilt.

I am glad Bonnie said to test a block first.....the first one was not correct....
It is a tricky little block that is for sure.....
glad I didn't chain all that I have cut and have it be way off!!
I am wondering if I pressed correctly....I pressed toward the white with black
and maybe I should have pressed toward the purple square?

For those who haven't started yet....jump in...it's fun!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

I just finished making these little mats/coasters/whatever you want to call them...
they are about 5 1/2" square......

On Sunday afternoon I decided to make a bunch of these for gifts...
I started with a jelly roll of fabrics that I have had for awhile...

I sewed strips in 3 groups of 3 each and then made 9 patches....
I then cut along the centers and twisted the four pieces to make the blocks....

I quilted them with the batting underneath and then trimmed them....
added a back with right sides together..sewed a seam around...
left about a 2" gap....then turned them...and topstitched along the edge.
These were really fun to make and I have more strips to make more...
or to make something else! Now it is almost time to go to my party!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Thursday, December 6, 2012

I am doing the mystery quilt with Bonnie Hunter of quiltville.com...
part 2 is the purple geese and I am using the squares method to make the geese....

I finished all 192 of the 4 patches and most of them are piled in this box!
I used 7 different white with black with the gray for these on part 1...
and so far I have used 4 different white with black for part 2.....

Here are some of the fabrics I am using to make this quilt.....
I just love jewel colors....they make me happy!
Anyone still wanting to start this quilt.....it's not too late to download the directions from her site and get started...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Monday, December 3, 2012

In June 2010 I did a tutorial for D4P....
Yesterday I did a slight change in that method...

I started with 4 Christmas fabric 5" squares...
I sewed them together....
Here is the difference.......... I cut them 1 1/4" from the seam lines instead of 1"....

I finished the same as 2 years ago....
Keep all the corners in place and move the center outside sections...
L to R and R to L and top to bottom and bottom to top...
then turn the center 180 degrees...
and then sew all the sections together!
This is a fun and quick block to do with 2, 3 or 4 different fabrics in each block!
Be sure to let me know if you try this!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

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I grew up in Iowa and we started our family there and now we live on the west coast. I am an RN who enjoys quilting, cardmaking and have a passion for learning new things. I enjoy getting acquainted with those having similar interests and appreciate all the incredible experiences life has to offer!!